David wight



Patented Jan. 15, I867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that 1, DAVID WIGHT, of New London, in the county of New London, and State of Gonnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in. Coal Hods or Scuttles and I do hereby declare that the following is. a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,-refere,nce being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan or top view of a coal hod or scuttle made according to my improvement and Figure 2, a vertical section taken in the plane of the line a x, fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The present inventionvconsists in providing a. coalh'od or scuttle, with a mouth or spout at or near its 'lower or bottom plate, having a suitable lid or cover hinged to the side of the bodyof the scuttle for closing it, the object being to enable the coal contained in,-the scuttle to be removed therefrom by means of a shovel, or other suitable implement, without necessitating thelifting of the scuttle every time it is desired to remove some coal from it, as is now the case with the ordinary coal scuttles, the disadvantages and inconveniences of which have long been felt. Y

A, in the drawings, represents the blody portion of the coal scuttle, which, at its upper and, has a cover or lid, B, hinged to it, so as to-be opened or closed at pleasure, for the insertion'of coal therein, and at or near its bottom plate, C, has an' opening,-D, in its-side of suitable size to allow a shovel to be passed or shoved into it, for the removal of the coal therefrom- At this opening, 1), upon the outside of .the scuttle, is secured a spout, E, having its bottom plate, G, a. litt lntsened toward the scuttle, which spout is provided with alid or cover, H, of suitable shape andsize, that whenever the same itwillentirely close and cover it.. This cover H- is hinged to the outside of .the coal hod, and in such a manner as to swing upward, to open the spout, in which open position it is secured or held by means of a catch, properly arranged therefor upon the outside of the scuttle.

From the above description of my improved coal scuttle, it is obvious that the coal can be removed there from without lifting-the scuttle, an advantageand convenience of great importance to all, especially housekeepers,

servants, and others, who, with the ordinary coal scuttles, are continually subjected to the burdensome and tire- .some lifting them to the top of the stove, range, or other cooking or heating apparatus in which coal is burned, in order to replenish or supply such apparatuses with the necessary coal to maintain combustion or the fire in them.

What I claim as newjand desire to secnre'by Letters Patent, is-

Acoal hodor scuttle provided with a dischargeopening-or spout at or near its lower or bottom plate for the removal of the coal therefrom, substantially as described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 3d day of July, 1866..-

- DAVID WIGHT.

Witnesses:

WM. 1! MONAMARA, ALBERT W. Brown. 

